Yam festival
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The Yam festival is a traditional celebration among the Tiv people that marks the harvest of new yams with communal feasting, rituals, and cultural performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yam festival canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
festival
ⓘ
harvest festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
rural communities
ⓘ
yam farming ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Tiv people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
communal feasting
ⓘ
cultural performances ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAspect | Tiv culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFood | dishes made from yam ⓘ |
| hasIntangibleHeritageType | traditional festival ⓘ |
| hasMainCrop | yam ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceType |
drumming
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
celebration of agricultural success
ⓘ
expression of cultural identity ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAspect |
prayers for prosperity
ⓘ
ritual offerings ⓘ |
| hasSocialFunction | strengthening community bonds ⓘ |
| hasTemporalRelation | end of yam growing season ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
agricultural fertility
ⓘ
thanksgiving for harvest ⓘ |
| involves |
community gathering
ⓘ
sharing of food ⓘ traditional attire ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| languageCommunity | Tiv language speakers ⓘ |
| marks | harvest of new yams ⓘ |
| partOf | Tiv traditional calendar ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.